British Prime Minister Theresa May’s two closest aides announced their resignations Saturday after a crushing electoral setback that left her authority in tatters.

When some of us who are privileged to be members of the commentariat and who some refer to as public intellectuals took exception to the way and manner that the anti corruption war of this administration was being executed, we were scornfully branded corruption apologists.

Yesterday, the country’s democratic enterprise crossed another milestone with the celebration of the second anniversary of the 8th National Assembly. Even more, it stretched the life of the legislature in the Fourth Republic to an unprecedented 18 years.

Heaping the blames on the elites in the country, Babatunde Jose said the elites had not done enough to effect positive change but rather did a lot more to worsen the situation

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to traditional rulers to support the government in promoting peace and unity across the country, amid rising cases of incendiary statements and hate speeches capable of tearing the nation apart.